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Encyclopedia > Fabio Taglioni

Fabio Taglioni (born September 10, 1920, Lugo di Romagna, Italy; died July 18, 2001, Bologna, Italy) was chief designer and technical director of Ducati Motor Holding from 1954 until 1989. His desmodromic v-twin design is still used in all current Ducati motorcycle engines. Among the many race victories of his early desmo twin, the 1978 legendary return of Mike Hailwood at the Isle of Man is perhaps the most memorable.


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Fabio Taglioni died in Bologna in late July at the age of 80.
Taglioni had complete control of the race team in those days, an arrangement which suited him perfectly - he was willing to take the responsibility and to spend the time, if only he could be free of office politics.
Fabio Taglioni lead this small team and its few bikes in the paddocks, always in jacket and tie and with a cigarette in his mouth, while Franco Farne' greased his hands and overalls.
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Nach einem Studium an der Universität Bologna stieg er 1943 als Motorenkonstrukteur in die Rennsportabteilung von Mondial ein, um dort 1953 von Ducati abgeworben zu werden.
Um den Ruf als Motorradhersteller zu festigen, sollte ein Sportmotorrad mit geringsten finanziellen Mitteln entwickelt werden, was Taglioni dann in Rekordzeit mit der 100 ccm großen Gran Sport (auch als "Marianna" bezeichnet) auch bewerkstelligte.
In diesem Rennmotor fand erstmals die von Taglioni entwickelte Desmodromik (Zwangssteuerung der Ventile) Verwendung, die noch bis heute Markenzeichen sämtlicher Ducatis ist.
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